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Universidad de San Martín de Porres
2022
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- Social Representations of COVID-19 Among Brazilian Elderly Women: A Structural Approach Alda Vanessa Cardoso Ferreira Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo Raimundo Nonato de Sousa Barros Psicología covid19 pandemic elderly women structural approach Social representations Background: In January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) «a public health emergency of international concern» owing to the detection of cases and the rapid spread of the disease.Objective: This study aimed at understanding the social representations of COVID-19 among Brazilian elderly women. Method: A total of 100 elderly women selected by convenience sampling, with an average age of 69.24 years old (SD = 6.58), participated in the study. Data were collected online using a sociodemographic questionnaire and a free word association test (FWAT) with the stimulus word «COVID-19.» The responses were examined by prototypical analysis through IRaMuTeQ. Results: The social representations of COVID-19 emphasize death and fear of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Elements associated with measures to contain the virus are also part of the representational field. Conclusions: Understanding social representations of COVID-19 in elderly women may contribute to short- and long-term interventions to reduce the psychosocial consequences of COVID-19 in this age group. 2022 artículo científico 1729-4827 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=68675081006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/686/68675081006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/686/68675081006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/686/68675081006/68675081006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/686/68675081006/movil 10.24265/liberabit.2022.v28n2.617 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=686 Liberabit. Revista Peruana de Psicología application/pdf Universidad de San Martín de Porres Liberabit. Revista Peruana de Psicología (Perú) Num.2 Vol.28